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NOTES FROM PEKING.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
PEXING, May 27th.
⠀ THE POLITICAL KALEIDOSCÓPE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1914
A
SEEDY TIGER.
"FED UP
WITH DEER AND GENERALLY....
OPP COLOUR...
*
JAPANESE · PURCHASES OF FOREIGN VESSELS.
77,000 TONS BOUGHT IN FOUR MONTUḤ.
Among a large, heap of correspond-Aceeding to Japanese papers, the The reshaping of the constitution is the only one which was not a circular Japanese during the four months ending ence which reached me yesterday morning number of foreign vessels bought by
DATE
nearing- completion; and is, assuming a
making amazing offers, or form very different to that which the persistent account rendered nature, of the republican leaders were inclined to give seemed to glare up at me in a bold and it in the first Bush of their reforming menacing manner. The envelope con- enthusiasm. Its form, however, is intained a monogram which was matle up. accord with the wishes of the President of so many mysterious lines and carves himself, who has displayed a desire to that 1 imagined a Black Hand" threat concentrate newer in his own office in a and looked long and studiously at the which has elicited my little big and awkwardly written address, then criticism, There can be no doubt that back to the monograin.
And there was the system of one man government is good also a strange earthy smell clinging to for a country, like China provided the the missive. Not from a lady obviously; an is the right man, and Yuan has demonstrated that he is the right man..
This new provincial system of govern ́ment is an extension of the principle which he has applied so successfully to national government. It is in fact almost a reversion to the system of the Manchu régime. A governor,- general with ample power is to be appointed to each province. He will replace the civil Koveror and will exercise complete authority not only over civil but military affairs as well Most noteworthy of his many duties is that he will superriss the financial department; the presumption being that as the office will be filled by & supporter of the President he will see that the finances are remitted to Peking in their proper proportion.
The Political Council hus now been abolished, and the advisory bodies are now being constituted. The appoint ments to the Tsang Cheng Yuan have Klready been promulgated, and they show the selection of a large number of old officials.. This will doubtless strike dismay into the hearts of the modern educated section, but it is said in official circles that only by the use of
a prospector, gold digger 1 I have no communicative friends of that ilk. After half an hour of speculation curiosity made me bold and I applied the paper- knife. The address of the sender was t once weird, relating as it did to a copse, very green and thick "near the province of Tungkwang." My curiosity was increased when 1 read "My Dear Inter viewer." I rushed for the end of the etter and almost collapsed-" Your old friend the Tiger: Naturally I. rubbed, my oyes and pinched myself, but without anything happening; I was wide awake, and commenced to elucidate the tiger hieroglyphics.
an
Yes, at the present time I am away from your charming and delightfully peaceful island. Truth to tell, it was too peaceful for my robust self, and 1 was abdominally developing to such extent on those delectable deer that my usually lithe body was fashioning itself after the manner of a Pokfulum porker-whom I have tasted..
but never But it was a novel experience for ine, I can assure you, I came to you prepared for all sorts of sport, thinking that you would all be keen on chasing me, and transforming me into a rug. There were a fow adventures, but what
to rengw
seen
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April was twenty-one with an aggregate follows:- tornuge of 77,800. Particulars are as
Tonnage. Age.
Java Muru Malay Maru..
4,338
12
4,402
9
Myogisan Maru.
2,770
10
4,953
14
Borneu
4,572
10
Wcinker (1).
-4,417
HI
Hokoku Mara.
4,674
19.
Kongoan Mara
5,105
13
2,688
19
1,4087
13
Kansan Mura Astri
1,021
17
2,205
16
Dodwell B
2,536
16
Hanabusa Maru Xo, 2' 2,037
81
Taisei Muru
2,735
16
Hokkai. Muru
1,501
15
Pakuju Mar
1,940
28
Urayasu Mora
2,330.
Pozan Mora Gourt Hope Mahomed
25 2,195 .14 --3,818. 12 1,047 30
THE NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA.
DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND.
The net profit of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha for the half-year ending March 31st last amounted to Yen 3,760,788, in cluding Yen 181,691 surplus brought, over, This sum it is proposed to dispose of ns follows:-
Reserve.....
Yen
144,244
700,000
500,000 300,000
Reserve for extension of services
and improvement of steamers... Reserve for the repair of office
buildings Special réservis Bonuses to the directors and
auditors
73,556 Dividend, 10 per cent. per annum 1,100,000 Carried forward
948,989
trade and the near Oriental seas during It is noted that business in the coasting the perind was generally bad, but the Australian Indian and Seattle services result of the working of the Europan.
the preceding period. Japan Chemile. was not less satisfactory than that for
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SIBERIA SCARE." AND
JAPANESE WIRELESS.
such men can reformn be instituted. This may seem like a joke to sone who know the men in question, but there can be were they to a campaigner like myself no doule that from his own point of watched men-folk scouting for me in view the President is right.
The manu
]] very amused spirit; saw them Iny chosen are all Dien
considerable
traps. Of course, had been short of administrative and executive experience, the necessaries of life my capacious body and if they can make use of their know might have got the better of iny diseye, ledge and experiunco in the light of tion: but there were always those timid a correspondent writes to the Times to In connection with the Siberia “scare," modern needs then all may be..well,
Ille deer, whose Ecquaintance I hope express his belief that the Japanese is perhaps too early to criticise the views.
wireless system is very faulty, Ho says You all went the wrong way that on one occasion when within sight of the President in this matter, as it about it, for which many thanks. I not of the coast of Japan he sent three has to be coneeded that though his ways sorry, in a way that, you were bave not been the ways of the modern ignorant as to the ways of tigers. I am
wireless messages, which, though duly acknowledged from the land stations, reformers, he has succeeded in introdus also sorry-in the same way-that those suggestion of an unsatisfactory service never reached their destination. The ing a more stable form of government three substantial policemen bad (The Times remarks) undoubtedly seems which has already resulted in much good unhappy experience of
worth the attention of the authorities, which
ties, and which enjoys the confidence of colleagues can make comic capital, but receat mystery.
their who are still trying to elucidate the foreign Powers.
It inay he added that you must admit that there were heaps though underwriters have been much SUPPRESSING PIRACY IN THE CANTON DELTA of chances to prematurely end my holi that the Siberin "
interested in the suggestion from Tokyo The several piracies which
originated in occurred in the vicinity of the Canton and re-crossed the path of man
have day was always roaming, crossed a misinterpretation of the Pond, call and signal as an 8.0.8. signal, yet even if Delta and the protests which they evoked never took the tronble to cover up my confusion arose from a blurred signal on the part of the Hongkong and the trucks, and slept soundly and peacefully that is important would stil: British authorities are likely to loud to
remain unexplained. According to a in the day-time though the tracks led Reuter message from Tokyo the Siberia decisive action being taken. As an out-up to my very door. The men-folk who
was reported from Nagasaki to be badly cone of the visit of Admiral Jerram to did set me thinking once or twice but ashore off Formosa; according to a Lloyds message from Taipeh, Formosa, she was Peking, an arrangenient has been reached
reported ashore six miles from the coast for the joint policing of the waterways
of south-east Formosa; and according to is British and Chinese naval authorities.
was ashore off the coast. of Kashota a private message from Hongkong, she Island. The definito nature of these reports has intensified the mystery. The
Admiral L, who will be remembered in Hongkong for his part in the revolution, wil
co-operate with Admiral Jerram, so that between them they should free the delia from the piratient pests who have no kong infested there waters.
ATHLETIC" CHINA.
not furiously-seemed to be of the legal denominatibu, judging by their general manner and diplomatic conversations.
What shall we do if we secure the skin one of these hunters asked. Take it into Chambers,' was the facetious reply. That was a lawyer of the modern type, obviously..
Times.
seare
NAVAL PRIZE FIRING!
But this apart, I am feeling really GOOD MARKSMANSHIP OF THE CHINA PLEET, seudy; I have a sort of fed-up or over- The All-China Athletic Meet which hus fed fecling, and my inner-man scens to The Admiralty issued on 6th ult. the heen carried out bere has perhaps been hr topsy-turvy. Those deer have gone guns and light quick-ring guns in the result of the test of gunlayers with heavy a revelation as to the ability of Chinese back on me, and are now disturbing my Fleet (Admiralty gunnery branch, N. to organise and successfully carry out digestive machinery to such an extent 40). Their lordships, in a note to the such a big undertaking. The exhibition in that I can only more with difficulty. Lack dement, state that the satisfactory all kinds of sport was particularly good, of exercise and over-feeding has lande results obtained with the heavy guns in 1912 bave been generally maintained in and is of considerable value as showing strength. However, I am slowly recover gurlayers test with light guns has not me incapable of enjoying my own
but the high average of the 1819 1913, the form of the Chinese competitors who ing, and when I once more recover lost been reached, this being partly attribut- may be expected to participate in the energy Hongkong shall know me again. able to the more difficult conditions. Far Eastern Olympic Games to be held But do ask your local sportsmen to make
my stay aa exciting one.
The abstract of the If I can
firing with in a few months. Needless to say, there keep really fit on the charming slopes of heavy guns during 1918 shows the China Station first in order of merit, with the of the squadron. of the Chinese spectators when they abode there if you will allow
Second, place in the list witnessed the prowess of their nationals The remainder of the letter consisted First Battle Squadron, with the Superb in the realm of sport. As you may have of a certain recipe which the seedy one
as best ship. Third place in order of seen, the son of the Hon. Mr. Wei Vuk sing to vivo his deranged interior: Mentone, which then dow bir George merit is taken by the fleet flagship but it obvious that longing for. Callaghan's flag. more deer. I do not claim to be a friend of Stripes. Let us be prepared for him
Generally, the percentage of hits to when he does return-it may be this rounds fired by the heavy guns shows an week--and see to it that he does not get the 13-5in. guns having gone up from advance, the percentage in the case of the laugh on the next occasion.
The monogram, by the way, 1
-I dis-158.0 to 66.0.
In the table which gives
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE
DIVIDEND OF 8) PER CENT. FOR PAST YEAR.
VISITING TERMS MARRIAGE.
SEPARATE HOMES FOR TIVENTY-TWO YEARS
friends in New York, describes in the
NEW YORK, May 3rd. Mrs. Havelock Ellis, who is visiting Evening World" how she and her hus- band, the investigator of sex psychology, other during the twenty-two years of have retained romantic love for each their married life.
We
The report for 1913 of the Java-China- Japan Line states that the contract with the Government was fully carried out; 14 voyages were made on the China line, 17 on the Japan line and one on the combined route, Moreover, six voyages were made outside the contract by ships. My husband and I have always been of the company on the Dutch East India free human beings," Mrs. Ellis is quoted Hongkong route.. The fleet has done as saying, and our marriage has been satisfactory business throughout the year.based on nothing but romantic love. As last year, additional room for cargo Each of us has been self-supporting. had to be supplied by chartered steaners. Each has had an individual dwelling The extension of the business has shown place. Each has done creative work, the desirability of the company having without interference or assistance front an office of its own at Soerabaya, and it
the other. has agreed with the shipping agency of
There have been days and weeks whin that city to take charge of the Soerabaya have met only when we wanted to meet.
we have not even seen each other. business on January 1st, 1915. Of the two larger and quicker vessels now build ing at Flushing, the Tikenbung will be delivered in June next; and the json- dari in January, 1915. The steady in crease of the working expenses will necessitate a corresponding increase in the cargo capacity of the vessels, if ship ments are to be accepted at reasonable freights. But this cargo capacity, com bined with greater speed, can only be wouldn't advocate any law com- obtained economically if a greater water pelling other husbands and wives to live displacement can be allowed, and as this as we have lived. The best way to keep: is determined by the water level in the marriage a romance is to have just as shallowest harbour on the ship's route, it
as little law and compulsion as possible is to be deplored that it is just the two for fixing the relations of husband and chief Java harbours, viz., Socrabaya and wile. Each pair of temperaments should Tandjong Priok, which hider shipping, be permitted to adjust itself in its own not only in this respect, but also by fur-way. There should be no conventionally ther insufficient arrangements..
fore-ordained arrangement, but rather freedom for any reasonable relationship.
It becomes in this way more and more difficult to maintain, reasonable freights, which in the long run must be an impedi- ment to Java's trade. In June, 1913, the third series of shares, amounting to A. 1,000,000, and half of the fourth rics, viz, 1. 200,000, were issued at the rate of 1073 per cent., so that the issued capital is now .. 4,500,000.
The balance of profit of the working account, inclusive of moneys received from the Government, is f. 1,447,899 (as com- pared with U. 1,018,750 last year), making with last year's undistributed balance, the balance of the interest account and the
and the result is that we are even more desirous of being together now than we were twenty-two years ago.
We have simply reversed the usual procedure. Instead of being inseparably domestic at the beginning of our ringe and then growing apart, we bave all along preserved
Our individual freedom, and we are now planning for a happy old cge in the sanie littin cottage.
NO BOREDOM
mar-
In our own case Dr. Ellis and I made up our minds that we would not be bored. At the time of our marriage we looked about and decided that a great many hus- bands and wives of our acquaintance were in the habit of boring, each other. thought that we should be in the same prediçanient if we saw each other too fre- quently. So we decided to have separate quarters.
sex
We
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INTIMATIONS
RED RASH ON FACE
ITCHED AND BURNED
Face Covered With White-headed Pimples. Caused Much Pain, Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Within Few Days Face Clear.
22. Mildmay St., Plymouth. Eng.-"To Arxt on my skin trouble, was a log of · rat rask which came out on my faco bud
night would teh and bu and I was bound to scratch':
tiu places, and after
while my face was covent with white-headed pimples which caused ato antich pairs
at night. This lusted Exo or three months,. All this time I had been trying dif ferent remedies which did not tako imat effect and sex I thought I would try sćevo Cuticura Soap and Ointmont, wikich 1 153, and after a four werks ucarly all the pimples. were gone, the burning and itching was elopped, and within a few days my for was clear. I el tie Cutinua Sarp and bave not bad any signs of ony mom pimples yet, and I give all the praise to Cullensa. (Signed) F. Winnicost, Apr. 10, 1012.
Cutleurs Soap is best for skin and bale of its extreme, purity, colleate yet. effective emollient properties and refreshing fragrance. 16 weary to a safer and gives Comfort
and satisfaction every moment of for tollot bath and nursery, Cutf- cara "oop and Cullera Oistiaens are spid throughout the world. A supio of dich with 32 Sin Book too from nearest do pot: P. Sowbery & Sons, 27, Clinterhouse Nn. Lauda: R. Towns & Co., Sydney, N. S. W. Lennon, Ltd... Cape Town; Kuller, Maclean & Co., Calcutta and Bambay: Pot- ter Drug & Chen, Corp., Boston. U. S. A. Tendor-faced men should alive with Cuteur Soap Shaving Stick. Sampla free.
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My husband has a cottage in Middle- and I have one in Cornwall. Then he CHS. J. GAUPP has a fat in London and get rooms 1930.210). After all necessary deductions sometimes wasks at a time we don't see agio on shares, a total of fl: 1,518,496 (fl. there when I want them. For days and have been made, f. 492,087 (ft. 247,516) in each other. For his work, my husband
& CO., dividend of 8 per cent, (8 per cent.) is because. I like to study human nature. WATCHMAKERS left for distribution, out of which aires solitude and silence. 1, on the other hand, am very fond of people, 4,500,000 (#, 3,000,000), whilst 8. 0,729 is flat either one of us would he able to paid on the capital now issued of . If we were crowded together in the same paid into the reserve fund and fl. 64,814 work properly. to the Dutch Government. After proper reserve for employees' share in the profits and taxes, f 6,330 is carried forward to the new accouft.
SPECULATION IN LANGKATST
The writer of The Week's, Finatice"
to visit my husband and he pays visits to Under the present arrangement, 1 go
ine.
We have the most delightful times. We go out to lunch together, or to dinner, and we are always running away on little trips. His favourite recreation is travel ling; he never played a gain in his life,
,AND
JEWELLERS:
and he cares nothing about shooting or SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL fishing.
One when we were travelling te
INSTRUMENTS.
in the NC. Daily News has the follow-gether we attracted the attention of ing to say on this subject:-
others in the same compartment. They description to a person who happened to ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. didn't know us, but afterwards gave a
be a friend. Those must be the Have foek Ellies, our friend remarked. Oh, no, was the reply. They couldn't have been married, for they were so interested in each other.
The business in the share market for son time past has been confined to specu- lation in Langkats. With the Jarge increase in the output from 1,870 tons tre 2,642 ions in the past week, and the daily output of 435 and 402 tons during the last two days the level of prices has been fairly maintained, in spite of the report- sal strong bear attack on the marker. But a careful consideration of facts goes to show that there is something not very healthy about this market.
"I lunched with wy husband the day before I sailed. And oh, the look in his yes--the look in his eyes! It was the sam that I saw there twenty-two years ago.
DOMESTIC HUSBAND.
SUN GLASSES.
SILVER AND PRINCE'S PLATE.
Representatives
"He's ever so much more domestic than I am. When I go to visit him he takes care of our rooms. The man of the future will acquire so-called feminine of the qualities hitherto attributed to attribute, just as we shall share in some MAPPIN & WEBB.
shaned to saw on his own buttons, or even his wife's
Why should a husband feel
There is no room for jealousy.
means perfect trust.
men.
Perfect love
If you
If the criterion of the rise or fall in share values were the output, there should at least be some method in the madness, Since the last week of February when the output helped to increase values, the ups rumours about the large increase in the and downs appear to have been controlled When the output for the last week in by more or less adventitious causes, April was 1.500 tons, prices were kept up because of the prospects." When the vatput for the last week in May increased from 1,870 to 2,612 tons prices came down, because the probable rise has already been forestalled by the rise during the werk. Further, when the daily butput was low during the third week in May as seriled would be impossible, I think, *** Such an arrangement as I have de- compared with Wednesday "prospects" unless husband and wife were economi- Wednesday the output was one of the best vowed that helped to increase share values. When on cally independent. I myself always in the history of the cotopany, values came down, because one cannot be sure that the output would be maintained at this rate for a long period.
to be happy. If he proves to you that he care for a person you want that person.
what can you tell him except, can only be happy with some one else, Only he never wants to go.
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LONDON.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
CHATER ROAD.
CALDBECK,
(ESTABLISHED 1864).
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net a man who could accept thruppence never would marry until I from a woman for omuibus fare without; looking like a fool. At last 1 met him! And I have gone on earning my own The remarkable feature of the market living just us I did before marriage.
unable to obtain, or anwilling to give to never been mixed up with money. Is the ability of the outsiders to obtain Of course rach of us enjoys making
news" which the management is either presents to the other, but our love has MACGREGOR&C. the public. The course of events during have no children Where there are little the past fortnight has been, to say the ones I think the father should pay their least, extraordinary. The directors held expenses and the mother should care for a meeting on the 14th instant, to decide them. It is the woman's dependence on the man for support which makes so dividend-specially as one has been many marriages unhappy How can this paid for the past twelve months. As no dependence be compatible with that they considered it unsafe or haught wooing, and the woman always fleeing i dividend was announced, it was romantic love-where the man is always ** 1 bave never been away from my hus to pay any at present, in spite of the fact band a day without receiving a love- that the past profits must be sufficient at letter. Never before these last nine days least to pay a small dividend.
which I have spent on the oeran. They have been so long-su long!'
was considerable enthusiasm on the part your. handsome Peak I shall make my Newcastle as best abg is taken by the upon the advisability of paying a.
earried off the lawn tonnis honours..
OPIUM SUPPRESSION.
That China is sincere in her desire to rid herself of the opinm habit is evident from the several publie opium fires which have taken place in various parts of the country, but more signtheant is the work of suppression which is proceeding throughout the provinces, Fukien has only recently been declared ] free province by the British Government, and on June 1st Hupeh will be declared tree,. and on June 15th Chekiang and Honan will also be declared free. The British Government, being satisfied that no native opium is grown there and none is being imported, will in consequence prohibit, the importation of Indian opiun into these provinces.
N.Y.K. CALCUTTA LINE.
PROPOSED PLACING OF LARGER STEAMERS.
Japanese papers report that owing to the prosperity of the Indian trade, the Nippon Yusen Kaishe proposes to in- crease the carrying capacity of the steamers employed on their Calcutta line. At present six steamers of 4,000 tons each are on the fortnightly service of this line, bat it is proposed to replace them with steamers of 8,000 tons each. ́ ́ 8,000
do Ro
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me to
ISTAGO.
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO FACTORY BURNT.
2
YEN 500,000 DAMAGE AT MURDEK,
GIRLS BY AUCTION.
true
RIDS FOR VILLAGE BEAUTIES AR DANCING
FARTNERS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
CANTRELL
COCHRANE'S
DRY GINGER ALE.
THE IDEAL DRINK DUBING THE
the HOT WEATHER, EITHER ALONE
MUCH HARM
The quaint custom of selling village
the market jumps by leaps and bounds; The very next day there is "news" and the output statement on Monday showed. covered to be a copy of the pug" which the ships in order of merit in the Fleet only a small increase; but share values appeared in a shop window recently. the Amphion is placed first, her best shot That tiger has a real sense of humour."
go on rising, without a word from the being Able Seaman G. J. Ford, who made directors. Rumours about the success in eix hits out of six rounds fired.
The deep horing operations were contradicted second ship is the Saper, with Petty by the directors during this period. The Officer A. E. Guble as best shot, his score following Monday the output statement being four bits out of four rounds. The showed a rise of 800 tons, and on the Daily Mait is responsible for
The Berlin correspondent of the Landon King George V. stands third in order of merit, her best shot buing Petty Officer following days the outputs were the big- J. W. Butcher, with four hits out of four gest in the history of the company. How following:- rounds.
is it that "news" reaches some people girls as dancing partners to the highest OB WITH SPIRITS, Fire broke out in the British-American in order of merit with light quick-firing their efforts to prevent speculation in Whiteuntide church dedications. The China Station also comes out first before the directors know of it? Tobacco Company's factory outside the guns, but in this case the best ship is
The directors are to be congratulated bidders has been revived in a number of
Khenish villages in connection
with western gate of Mukden at two o'clock the More The Fourth Cruiser Squadroa the share market; but the method they auctions take place in the public square, on Tuesday morning (26th May), says is second, with the Berwick as best ship; are adopting of giving daily outputs is and the village swains engage in a lively 3 Mukden dispatch to the tea The the Mediterranean Fleet third, with the scarcely calculated to help. Formerly competition for the honour of securing Japanese troops lent all the assistance as best ship; and fourth place speculation was bad enough; now it the prettiest girls as partners for the they could, and made valiant efforts to is taken by the Royal Australian Navy. becomes one of from day to day, like rain- Whitsuntids. festival. extinguish the flames, but in vain. The the Encounter being best ship
gambling or some other very bad forms strong wind which was blowing fanned
of it. The temptation is too grant to the fames till they involved the whole
abstain from taking risks when the result factory, which was completely gutted. A
is known so soon as the following day. godown has been saved. This was the
What the sano public has asked of the most important factory the Company had
directors is more information about the in Manchuria, costing Y. 150,000 to build
working of the company-such informs Damages are estimated at over Y: 300,000.
tion as would help to prevent undue lapar Chronicle:
speculation.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The first typhoon signals in Hongkong this season were hoisted yesterday, the typhoon being south-east of the Colony, more than 300 miles distant.
The IS OFTEN DONE BY TAKING CHEAP AND IMPURE MINERAL WATERS;
IT PAYS IN THE END TO TAKE
PRODUCT
A
THAT IS
The older girls are "knocked down " at a price as low as 2d, while village ONLY beauties of a teuderer age go for from four to six shillings. The highest prices are commanded by girls who are both GUARANTEED TO BE PURE pretty and rich, as the Whitsuntide | - dances traditionally lead to endene SEND FOR A FREE SAMPLE. and marriages. The proceeds of the anction are devoted to "communal pur- робез
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